CO129-471 - Public Offices - 1921 — Page 203

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other provinces will be only too ready to throw off the yoke of militarism and misrule and, acknowledging the authority of this government, bring about the much desired unification of

the country.

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I believe my task is lightened by the fact of the illegality and incompetency of the Peking Government. Government is not recognised by the Chinese people themselves; it is being propped up solely by the fact of its possession of the historic capital of the country and its consequent

I appeal to the Governments recognition by the Foreign Powers.

of the Friendly Powers to withdraw recognition from a soi disant Government which is avowedly not de jure and which is proving itself not even de facto and, in the same manner in which they recognised the Republic's Government formed by the National Assembly in 1913, accord recognition to this Government formed now by the same Assembly, as the only Government of the Republic.

Actuated by no desire of selfish gain but by the sole

the Republic to the best of their ability, motive of serving

the members of this Government represent those ideals and those principles which, if the Republic is to survive and take its rightful place in the Family of Nations, as they firmly believe she will, must necessarily triumph; viz., Liberalism, Constitutionalism, and Devotion to the Common Weal.

MIMISTOT

COMPLEME

Pampering ni ilin gabe soak sa

vi wando ■ AMOLİNÇ ..

Canton, 5th May 1921.

Signed SUN YAT-SEN,